Welcome Wednesday With HHWN

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Wednesday February 6, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Wednesday – Good News About a Great Lord

John 20:31 (NKJV)

That you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

Thought For The Day:

As we mediate on the Goodness of all the Blessings He has done in our lives, we can’t help but not to believe.

Welcoming in the Mid-week and use this time to be creative, to be strong, and share in the Victory that is to come….. J

Lower Back Pain Exercises for Seniors And The Elderly

Lower back pain exercises for seniors and the elderly, like the bridging exercise below, will help strengthen your core muscles of your lower back.

By raising your bottom off the ground you will also strengthen your buttock muscles and increase the range of motion in your hip flexors.

Try this exercise 3 - 5 times a week and see how much stronger you can become.

 This basic lift exercise is an important one to learn especially if you spend a lot of time in bed.

To prevent bed sores and strengthen the ability to reposition your body by lifting your bottom off the bed, perform at least 8 to 10 of these exercises.

If you experience pain in your low back, try pressing your back into the bed before beginning to align your spine. Good luck.

Quick and Easy Fiber Fixes

1. Wheat berries: Eat hot or cold. This is a wheat product that has a clean nutty flavor. Eat as a side salad (hyperlink to

 http://nourishnetwork.com/2009/08/25/get-a-new-grain-wheat-berries/) or alone in place of rice. A half a cup serving has 4 grams of fiber.

 2. Bulgur: Meat is void of fiber so add some to your dish! Add cooked bulgur to your meat loaf. Try adding dry bulgur your taco mix when you add your water and seasoning. Bulgur picks up any flavor you combine it with and has a similar texture to the ground beef.  Add a cup of bulgur to dinner and this will add 8 grams of fiber.

 3. Amaranth- Pop like old-fashioned popcorn on the stovetop. I recommend to only popping 3-4 Tablespoons at a time. It will “pop” and turn from the light brown color to white. Eat as a snack or sprinkle on your salad to add a fibrous crunch. A nice sprinkle of about 4 Tbsp of popped amaranth to your salad will offer about 5 grams of fiber to your meal.

A Healthy Menu For

Wednesday - Day Three

Repeat the cereal breakfast, but have a sliced small banana in place of the berries. For lunch, stuff a whole-wheat pita with 1/4 cup of hummus, 1/4 cup of feta cheese, sliced cucumbers and sliced tomatoes. At dinner, stir fry 3 oz. of shrimp with 1 cup of snow peas and 1 cup of sliced carrots. Have over 1 cup of brown rice. For your snacks, have 1/2 cup of low-fat cottage cheese with 1/2 cup of drained, canned pineapple and later, have 20 almonds.
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